Moto2 Italy FP3: Arón Canet regains control

Somkiat Chantra set the best time during the second free practice session of the Italian Grand Prix in the Moto2 category at Mugello, eighth stage of the 2022 World Championship. The Asia Team rider set the fastest lap in 1'52.350, ahead of Red Bull Ajo Team riders Augusto Fernandez and reigning Moto3 World Champion rookie Pedro Acosta.

Fourth and fifth place for Albert Arenas (GasGas) and for Tony Arbolino (Marc VDS), followed by Aron canet (Pons), Joe Roberts (Italtrans), Manuel Gonzalez (VR46 Master Camp), Sam Lowes (Marc VDS) and Fermin Aldeguer (SpeedUp). In addition to these pilots, Celestino Vietti, Niccolò Antonelli, Jake Dixon, which remains the fastest of the day with the FP1 time, and Filip Salac are also provisionally qualified for Q2.

What will this last free practice session have in store for us before qualifying this afternoon? Before you know it, here is the table that summarizes the facts known so far.

Mugello Moto2™	2021	2022
FP1	1'51.746 Joe Roberts	1'51.966 Jake Dixon
FP2	1'51.385 Sam Lowes	1'52.350 Somkiat Chantra
FP3	1'50.616 Raúl Fernández	1'51.761 Arón Canet
Q1	1'51.710 Fermín Aldeguer
Q2	1'50.723 Raúl Fernández
Warm up	1'51.152 Raúl Fernández
Course	Gardner, R. Fernandez, Bezzecchi
All time lap record	1'50.616 Raúl Fernández 2021

Double fall: the motorcycles are in the middle of the track, it is about Rodrigo as well as Ramirez : It's done Drive who has lost the front and comes back towards the inside, he tries to recover his machine...causing the gap of Rodrigo who can do nothing to avoid Ramirez : racing!

It is Lowes which sets the reference time in 1.52.373s. He is taken by Pasini in 1.52.145s. Lowes didn't give up and regained control in 1.52.004s. Dalla Porta, Fernandez and Canet bring up the rear of this provisional top5.

Canet in turn takes the lead in 1.52.001s. But Lowes pushes again and regains the leadership in 1.51.864s.

With 28 minutes to go, the times are changing quickly: Lowes holds the line in 1.51.864s ahead Canet, Dalla Porta, Acosta, Arbolino, Pasini, Fernandez, Schrotter, Navarro and Beaubier

Fernandez very fit took 2nd position in 1.51.949, behind Lowes and in front of Canet.

Canet, once again, is present…he is 3rd in 1.52.001s

Fall of Gonzalez who was alone on the track…turn 12

At 14 minutes from the finish, the 14 drivers who would go to Q2 would be: Lowes, Fernandez, Canet, Dalla Porta, Acosta, Arbolino, Schrotter, Pasini, Arenas, Gonzalez, Beaubier, Navarro, Dixon, Chantra

Last run for the teams….7 minutes left in this session.

Drive very behind since the start of this session (14th) took 4th position in 1.51.909s.

kick of Schrotter in turn 14: motorcycle very poorly positioned on the track.

The positions are as follows with 5 minutes to go: Ogura who takes the best time in 1.51.754s ahead of Acosta, Fernandez, Lowes and Baltus.

Acosta takes the lead in 1.51.820s ahead of his teammate and Lowes.

Fall ofArbolino.

Best time for Canet in 1.51.761s. There are 1.26s left.

kick of Rodrigo in turn 12

End of session, the 14 drivers who are included in Q2 are: Canet, Acosta, Fernandez, Lowes, Dalla Porta, Baltus, Vietti, Bendsneyder, Dixon, Arenas, Ogura, Beaubier, Navarro, Roberts

       FP2 result of the Italian Moto2 Grand Prix at Mugello:

 

Credit ranking: MotoGP.com